Some time ago, Wilko Zoetekouw visited one of our RaySafe i3 users: Jurgen Mourik. Jurgen Mourik is a clinical physicist in radiology and nuclear medicine at the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland. A series of three blog posts has been written about this.
In the blog about the deployment of the RaySafe i3, Jurgen explains that the i3 is used for:
- During training with employees from various departments: such as Urology, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Pain Clinic, the OR, etc.
- During training with specialists
- Angio suite: for example, during difficult procedures such as prostate embolization
In addition, a new Operation & Intervention Center is under construction. This includes the realization of four modern intervention rooms with, among other things, a cath lab, angio and two hybrid ORs. The RaySafe i3 will also be used here to ensure that all employees can work as safely as possible.
Of course, it is important to know from Jurgen: why do you enjoy working with the RaySafe i3 so much?
“It’s simply plug and play and works well stand-alone.” In addition, it fits in very well with the training courses that Jurgen gives to make employees aware of radiation safety. “It always works perfectly. In addition, the colored bars are very intuitive for the course participants.”
Because Jurgen is often on the road in the Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland in Rotterdam and other locations such as Schiedam, he has come up with something for transportation himself. He has adjusted the foam in which the RaySafe i3 was delivered here and there to fit into another suitcase with wheels. He keeps the i3 badges in a cookie tin. Fortunately, there is now a matching hard case for this, so you don’t have to do this yourself.
What works better than before, according to Jurgen, is that you can now replace the batteries of the badges yourself as soon as they run out. This was not possible before. Although it is sometimes difficult to see to what extent the badges are empty. In addition to the good sides of the i3, there is of course room for improvement. What could be improved according to Jurgen?
The scale is sometimes difficult to see. The screen of the i3 could be larger. Jurgen would prefer to see the real-time dosimetry directly on one or more screens in the OR. This ensures that it is also much easier to keep everyone as far away from the radiation as possible during training, but still provide insight into the measurement results. Now you sometimes stand with many people around a small screen, which also means you can stand less close to the wall.
Now one of Jurgen’s colleagues has attached the i3 monitor to a VESA mount so that it can also be attached to an IV pole.
Also read the other blogs about the RaySafe i3.
